Deputies and police officers have suspended their search for a man who ran while being booked into the Harris County Jail.

The man was being moved into the Inmate Processing Center at the county jail, 1200 Baker, about 8:30 p.m. on Thursday when he suddenly fled on foot, authorities confirmed. He was handcuffed.

The man, identified as 30-year-old Chad Strong, was arrested on a car theft charge as part of a Harris County Precinct 7 Constable's Office case, officials said.

Houston police and Harris County sheriff's deputies had canine teams searching the area, but suspended the search about 10 p.m.

Strong was stopped about 5:30 p.m. in the 11800 block of Sam Houston Tollway West. A Precinct 7 deputy constable had run the license plate to the car Strong was driving and learned it was stolen, officials said.

After the Harris County district attorney's office accepted car theft charges against Strong, a deputy constable took him into custody. The deputy took him to the county jail, where he escaped.

Strong has a thin build and dreadlocks. He can expect to also face an escape charge, officials said.